Film critic Esther Iverem on We Gotta Have It June 20, 2007

With this volume, film and cultural critic Esther Iverem provides an essential overview of the New Wave in black cinema and its complex, often surprising perspective on art, society and history. She explores the evolution of the original pioneers and their generation through more than 400 film reviews. Her essays and interviews examine this new generation’s influence on the national and global discourse about race, class, gender and culture. The book features several provocative interviews with Spike Lee, Danny Glover, Robert Townsend and Julie Dash. Refreshing, challenging and original, We Gotta Have It is a comprehensive look at African Americans in film. Iverem is a widely published journalist and poet. She is the founder and editor of SeeingBlack.com.

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